
Charles Arnt
Actor
Born: August 20, 1906 (83 years old)
Died: August 6, 1990
Place of birth: Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Playes and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. He became a banker after he graduated from college. In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland. On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938). Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state. Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.
Filmography (78)
- I Love You Again (1940, ★ 7.2)
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940, ★ 8.1)
- Blondie's Lucky Day (1946, ★ 6.4)
- Hollow Triumph (1948, ★ 6.6)
- Remember the Night (1940, ★ 7.3)
- High Wall (1947, ★ 6.2)
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950, ★ 6.1)
- My Favorite Brunette (1947, ★ 6.6)
- Wedding Present (1936, ★ 6.5)
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941, ★ 6.7)
- Any Number Can Play (1949, ★ 6.9)
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945, ★ 7)
- Play Girl (1941, ★ 6.3)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941, ★ 6.6)
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942, ★ 6.5)
- The Great Gildersleeve (1942, ★ 6.1)
- Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943, ★ 6.4)
- Here Is My Heart (1934, ★ 6.8)
- The Seventh Cross (1944, ★ 6.8)
- Sitting Pretty (1948, ★ 7.1)
- Somewhere in the Night (1946, ★ 6.7)
- Ball of Fire (1941, ★ 7.4)
- This Gun for Hire (1942, ★ 7)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
- The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950, ★ 6)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962, ★ 6.8)
- The Impatient Years (1944, ★ 6.6)
- After the Thin Man (1936, ★ 7.3)
- The Thin Man (1957, ★ 7.5)
- The Rifleman (1958, ★ 7.1)